Monthly Archives: May 2017

The reality –Realism in Maggie: A Girl of the Streets “The building quivered and creaked from the weight of humanity; buckets, brooms, rags, and bottles were in all unhandy places; formidable women with disordered dress gossiped while leaning on railings”(Crane … Continue reading →

The Face Perhaps it is because we are too close to the people by our side, that, when time passes, we become unconscious of what we said and how we performed. In our inadvertent words and actions, the invisible blades … Continue reading →

The Seed When I was young, I once planted an apple seed in a flowerpot. After finishing an apple, I saved a seed and carefully wrapped it with tissue. Learned from my mother planting flower seeds, I knew that the … Continue reading →

The Pen Box I Carried “I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden When I came to this world, I was a bare infant. God hadn’t made any … Continue reading →

As a woman, I am afraid. I am alone, (I fear I will always be alone). I am loved, (I fear love is fleeting). I have a family who loves me, (I fear I will disappoint). I have passion for … Continue reading →

In the modern day, religion is either widely accepted or looked down upon by the citizens of the world. Growing up in a religious family has not always been easy for me because I never got to pick whether or … Continue reading →

“A life led by a simple dream, In hope to fulfill our destiny, [because we are one family]” My energy is gone. I’m depleted, running up and down the field. My legs begin to fill with blood, each second I … Continue reading →

“Ry, let’s go, we’re going to be late for Drivers Ed.” And I was off, realizing as I was being chauffeured, it was now my time to step up to the plate and drive. It was the norm after all … Continue reading →

  Live to Play Another Day When I think of hope and what we associate it with the first thing that comes to mind for me is women.  In 2015 the United States Women’s Soccer team won the World Cup, … Continue reading →

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